Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno makes remarks about the 2011 tornado before a bell tolls in commemoration.Reminder Publishing photo by Sarah Heinonen SPRINGFIELD — At exactly 4:38 p.m. on a pleasant and sunny June 1, the bell of Old First Church in Court Square rang 15 times, one for each year since a devastating EF3 tornado carved a path of destruction through the city of Springfield and nine other communities. Tornadoes are common in the Midwe…
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